Come join us for a showing of Seymour: An Introduction, a film by debut director Ethan Hawke. Sharing reflections on art and life from virtuoso pianist Seymour Bernstein, this film is a companion to Andrew Harvey’s recent book Play Life More Beautifully: Conversations with Seymour. Following the film will be a Q&A with Andrew Harvey.

Music and Divine Truth, Saturday, August 26
Saturday Only Fee: $125 (includes morning coffee and lunch)

Music is the most directly divine of the arts and Andrew Harvey will discuss both how it inspires divine emotion and how its forms reflect the ways in which the divine works and infuses reality. For him the great composers are supreme mystics and he will share how Bach especially has transformed his vision of reality.

Andrew Harvey is Founder Director of the Institute of Sacred Activism, an international organization that invites concerned people to take up the challenge of our contemporary global crises by becoming inspired and effective agents of change. Sacred activism is a form of compassion-in-action that is born of a fusion of deep spiritual passion with wise, radical action in the world. The large-scale practice of Sacred Activism can become an essential force for preserving and healing the planet and its inhabitants. Andrew Harvey has taught at Oxford and Cornell Universities as well as at various colleges and spiritual centers throughout the world. He has written over 30 books. www.andrewharvey.net